Saturday, March 15, 2008

Former Penn State Mascot Sues Big Ten

Robert Welsh, who once donned the Penn State Nittany Lion mascot outfit, has accused the Big Ten of breaking a confidential agreement when it allegedly stole his idea to create the Big Ten Network. He is taking the league and network to court.

The suit states that Welsh “distributed his business plan on a confidential basis and made a comprehensive and detailed presentation, including a specific delineation of the Big Ten Network plan as a satellite/cable television medium.”

But the conference decided it "did not wish to cede control over such matters to an independent entity" and instead took Welsh’s idea as its own.